(1 Jul 2024)
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FILE: Detroit – 6 June 2024
1. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer walks onstage, alongside Mayor Mike Duggan, during a concert celebrating the reopening of Michigan Central Station
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Lansing, Michigan – 1 July 2024
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joey Cappelletti, The Associated Press:
“I'm Joey Cappelletti, and I'm at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, where the talk today is about Governor Gretchen Whitmer and her statement denying a report that she had called President Joe Biden’s campaign chair and said that Michigan is no longer winnable for Biden.”
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ARCHIVE: Detroit – 29 October 2022
3. Whitmer greets former President Barack Obama at a rally for Democratic candidates
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Lansing, Michigan – 1 July 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Joey Cappelletti, The Associated Press:
“Whitmer said that she is 100% still behind Biden and that she believes the state is still winnable in his reelection campaign, denying a report released earlier Monday by Politico.”
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ARCHIVE: Southfield, Michigan – 11 October 2022
5. Whitmer enters a room and greets reporters
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Lansing, Michigan – 1 July 2024
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Joey Cappelletti, The Associated Press:
“Whitmer is Biden's campaign co-chair and has been a vocal supporter of his since his 2020 presidential run. Whitmer has also been among a number of national Democrats who have come out publicly to support Joe Biden after a disappointing debate performance last week.”
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ARCHIVE: Detroit – 9 November 2022
7. Whitmer celebrates her re-election victory with supporters
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Lansing, Michigan – 1 July 2024
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Joey Cappelletti, The Associated Press:
“Democrats who have become uneasy about Biden's reelection campaign have increasingly mentioned Whitmer as a potential alternative if Biden were to drop out. The speculation comes as Whitmer is set to release her new book, ‘True Gretch,’ which is a way of introducing herself to the national audience.”
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ARCHIVE: East Lansing, Michigan - 13 April 2023
9. Whitmer signs into law legislation to combat gun violence
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Lansing, Michigan – 1 July 2024
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Joey Cappelletti, The Associated Press:
“Whitmer has said multiple times that she has not made a decision yet on her political future, but the memoir is being looked at as something that a future presidential candidate might release as a way of introducing herself to a more national audience.”
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FILE: Detroit – 6 June 2024
11. UPSOUND Whitmer tells the crowd at the Michigan Central Station concert (English): “I love you, Detroit. Big Gretch out”
STORYLINE:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday insisted that President Joe Biden can still win her state, a key battleground in the 2024 election, even as many national Democrats question whether Biden should move forward after his shaky debate performance.
Whitmer's statement comes as many in her party question whether she could step in for Biden and run against Republican Donald Trump this fall. Whitmer and several other top national Democrats have publicly backed Biden since Thursday's debate.
“Whitmer said that she is 100% still behind Biden and that she believes the state is still winnable in his reelection campaign,” said Joey Cappelletti, a Lansing-based Associated Press reporter who covers Whitmer.
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